"But just as she was floating past the last balcony,
when all seemed lost ...
... she met somebody.
Hello, said the somebody, I'm Emily Brookstein.
And what's your name?
Everyone calls me Oddball, said the Surprise."
Kit's birthday gift is surely a surprise. The fact that it is a hamster is not nearly as surprising as what it is wearing. Tucked in its soft, cozy bed and wearing a martial arts uniform, the hamster snoozes dreamily until Kit walks out the door. The family's other pets are quick to form an opinion about the surprise. Because she is not like them, the others are quick to determine she is an oddball.
As they wander off to keep to their daily schedule, they leave the surprise alone. She does her best to make them like her. Tied to three large balloons, she shows them she can fly. It all seems safe until a wind blows her out the open window. Worried about her final destination, there is little she can do.
Luckily, she is saved by Emily, who admits that others think of her as odd too. Emily returns Oddball to Kit's apartment. Kit finds her when she returns from school. After a big hug, Kit introduces Maud to her menagerie of pets, where she finds comfort in the company of others and is added to the daily schedule as the new teacher of judo lessons. Maybe being an oddball is just fine.
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